lack year-round surface transportation (no permanent road, rail or marine access), excluding isolation caused by freeze-up and break-up that normally lasts less than four weeks at a time

meet the territorial or provincial definition of a northern community

have an airport, post office, or grocery store

have a year-round population according to the national census

When a community gains year-round surface transportation (permanent road, rail or marine access), it is no longer eligible for Nutrition North Canada. Since 2016, five communities have gained year-round surface access.

Community profiles

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada has completed a detailed review of all isolated northern communities to better understand the challenges they face in accessing perishable nutritious foods.

The community profiles below were developed based on a common template to help examine isolation factors and inform the review of eligibility criteria. These profiles display specific information about northern communities, such as:

Marine: Seasonal river crossingRail: NoAir: Year-round Road: Highway 58 all-weather road connecting to bush road with ice bridge in winter and bush road with barge in summer. Short periods of isolation during freeze up and break up.

This information was collected from many sources including Departmental regional offices, Statistics Canada, provincial and territorial governments and northern communities. In the interest of transparency, we are posting the profiles and providing an opportunity for feedback. Please send us your comments by e-mail to nutritionnorth@aadnc-aandc.gc.ca.

Communities eligible for subsidized food

Community

Region

Province/
Territory

Subsidy Rates ($/kg)

Targeted (Highest) Subsidy Level

Higher Subsidy Level

Lower Subsidy Level

Aklavik

Beaufort-Delta

Northwest Territories

2.25

1.80

1.00

Akulivik

Northern Quebec

Quebec

5.95

4.75

2.80

Angling Lake

Northern Ontario

Ontario

2.25

1.80

1.00

Arctic Bay

Baffin

Nunavut

10.95

8.75

6.80

Arviat

Kivalliq

Nunavut

2.70

2.15

1.00

Attawapiskat

Northern Ontario

Ontario

2.25

1.80

1.00

Aupaluk

Northern Quebec

Quebec

5.95

4.75

2.80

Baker Lake

Kivalliq

Nunavut

4.30

3.45

1.50

Bearskin Lake

Northern Ontario

Ontario

2.25

1.80

1.00

Big Trout Lake

Northern Ontario

Ontario

2.25

1.80

1.00

Black Tickle

Southern Labrador

Newfound land and Labrador

2.25

1.80

1.00

Brochet

Northern Manitoba

Manitoba

2.25

1.80

1.00

Cambridge Bay

Kitikmeot

Nunavut

2.45

1.95

1.00

Cape Dorset

Baffin

Nunavut

5.95

4.75

2.80

Cat Lake

Northern Ontario

Ontario

2.25

1.80

1.00

Chesterfield Inlet

Kivalliq

Nunavut

4.20

3.35

1.40

Chevery*

Quebec North Shore

Quebec

3.05

2.45

1.00

Clyde River

Baffin

Nunavut

8.45

6.75

4.80

Colville Lake

Sahtu

Northwest Territories

6.70

5.35

3.40

Coral Harbour

Kivalliq

Nunavut

5.30

4.25

2.30

Deer Lake

Northern Ontario

Ontario

2.25

1.80

1.00

Deline

Sahtu

Northwest Territories

3.55

2.85

1.00

Eabamet Lake (Fort Hope)

Northern Ontario

Ontario

2.25

1.80

1.00

Favourable Lake (Sandy Lake)

Northern Ontario

Ontario

2.25

1.80

1.00

Fond-du-Lac

Northern Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

2.25

1.80

1.00

Fort Albany

Northern Ontario

Ontario

2.25

1.80

1.00

Fort Chipewyan

Northern Alberta

Alberta

2.25

1.80

1.00

Fort Good Hope

Sahtu

Northwest Territories

3.80

3.05

1.10

Fort Severn

Northern Ontario

Ontario

3.45

2.75

1.00

Gametì (Rae Lakes)

Great Slave Lake

Northwest Territories

3.80

3.05

1.10

Gjoa Haven

Kitikmeot

Nunavut

4.45

3.55

1.60

Gods Lake Narrows

Northern Manitoba

Manitoba

1.25

1.80

1.00

Gods River

Northern Manitoba

Manitoba

2.25

1.80

1.00

Granville Lake

Northern Manitoba

Manitoba

2.25

1.80

1.00

Grise Fiord

Baffin

Nunavut

20.20

16.15

14.20

Hall Beach

Baffin

Nunavut

7.20

5.75

3.80

Harrington Harbour*

Quebec North Shore

Quebec

3.05

2.45

1.00

Hopedale

Northern Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador

2.25

1.80

1.00

Igloolik

Baffin

Nunavut

7.20

5.75

3.80

Inukjuak

Northern Quebec

Quebec

3.80

3.05

1.10

Iqaluit

Baffin

Nunavut

3.05

2.45

1.00

Island Lake (Garden Hill)

Northern Manitoba

Manitoba

2.25

1.80

1.00

Ivujivik

Northern Quebec

Quebec

7.05

5.65

3.70

Kangiqsualujjuaq

Northern Quebec

Quebec

5.55

4.45

2.50

Kangiqsujuaq

Northern Quebec

Quebec

6.70

5.35

3.40

Kangirsuk

Northern Quebec

Quebec

6.95

5.55

3.60

Kasabonika

Northern Ontario

Ontario

2.25

1.80

1.00

Kashechewan

Northern Ontario

Ontario

2.25

1.80

1.00

Keewaywin

Northern Ontario

Ontario

2.25

1.80

1.00

Kimmirut

Baffin

Nunavut

6.95

5.55

3.60

Kingfisher Lake

Northern Ontario

Ontario

2.25

1.80

1.00

Kugaaruk

Kitikmeot

Nunavut

5.30

4.25

2.30

Kugluktuk

Kitikmeot

Nunavut

3.45

2.75

1.00

Kuujjuaq

Northern Quebec

Quebec

3.45

2.75

1.00

Kuujjuarapik

Northern Quebec

Quebec

2.95

2.35

1.00

La Romaine (Gethsémani)*

Quebec North Shore

Quebec

3.05

2.45

1.00

La Tabatière*

Quebec North Shore

Quebec

3.05

2.45

1.00

Lac Brochet

Northern Manitoba

Manitoba

2.25

1.80

1.00

Lansdowne House

Northern Ontario

Ontario

2.25

1.80

1.00

Little Grand Rapids

Northern Manitoba

Manitoba

2.25

1.80

1.00

Lutsel K'e

Great Slave Lake

Northwest Territories

3.80

3.05

1.10

Makkovik

Northern Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador

2.25

1.80

1.00

Muskrat Dam

Northern Ontario

Ontario

2.25

1.80

1.00

Mutton Bay*

Quebec North Shore

Quebec

3.05

2.45

1.00

Nain

Northern Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador

3.30

2.65

1.00

Natuashish

Northern Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador

2.70

2.15

1.00

Naujaat (Repulse Bay)

Kivalliq

Nunavut

5.45

4.35

2.40

Negginan (Poplar River)

Northern Manitoba

Manitoba

2.25

1.80

1.00

Norman Wells

Sahtu

Northwest Territories

2.95

2.35

1.00

North Spirit Lake

Northern Ontario

Ontario

2.25

1.80

1.00

Ogoki

Northern Ontario

Ontario

2.25

1.80

1.00

Old Crow

Yukon

Yukon

3.55

2.85

1.00

Oxford House

Northern Manitoba

Manitoba

2.25

1.80

1.00

Pangnirtung

Baffin

Nunavut

5.30

4.25

2.30

Pauingassi

Northern Manitoba

Manitoba

2.25

1.80

1.00

Paulatuk

Beaufort-Delta

Northwest Territories

4.95

3.95

2.00

Peawanuck

Northern Ontario

Ontario

3.20

2.55

1.00

Pikangikum

Northern Ontario

Ontario

2.25

1.80

1.00

Pond Inlet

Baffin

Nunavut

10.30

8.25

6.30

Poplar Hill

Northern Ontario

Ontario

2.25

1.80

1.00

Port-Menier

Quebec North Shore

Quebec

2.25

1.80

1.00

Postville

Northern Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador

2.25

1.80

1.00

Puvirnituq

Northern Quebec

Quebec

5.05

4.05

2.10

Qikiqtarjuaq

Baffin

Nunavut

6.20

4.95

3.00

Quaqtaq

Northern Quebec

Quebec

7.05

5.65

3.70

Rankin Inlet

Kivalliq

Nunavut

2.95

2.35

1.00

Red Sucker Lake

Northern Manitoba

Manitoba

2.25

1.80

1.00

Resolute

Baffin

Nunavut

12.95

10.35

8.40

Rigolet

Northern Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador

2.25

1.80

1.00

Sachigo Lake

Northern Ontario

Ontario

2.25

1.80

1.00

Sachs Harbour

Beaufort-Delta

Northwest Territories

7.80

6.25

4.30

Saint-Augustin/ Pakuashipi*

Quebec North Shore

Quebec

3.05

2.45

1.00

Salluit

Northern Quebec

Quebec

6.70

5.35

3.40

Sambaa K'e

Deh Cho

Northwest Territories

4.20

3.35

1.40

Sanikiluaq

Baffin

Nunavut

2.45

1.95

1.00

Shamattawa

Northern Manitoba

Manitoba

2.25

1.80

1.00

St. Theresa Point

Northern Manitoba

Manitoba

2.25

1.80

1.00

Summer Beaver

Northern Ontario

Ontario

2.25

1.80

1.00

Tadoule Lake

Northern Manitoba

Manitoba

2.25

1.80

1.00

Taloyoak

Kitikmeot

Nunavut

4.80

3.85

1.90

Tasiujaq

Northern Quebec

Quebec

5.55

4.45

2.50

Tête-à-la-Baleine*

Quebec North Shore

Quebec

3.05

2.45

1.00

Tulita

Sahtu

Northwest Territories

3.55

2.85

1.00

Ulukhaktok (Holman)

Beaufort-Delta

Northwest Territories

5.80

4.65

2.70

Umiujaq

Northern Quebec

Quebec

3.20

2.55

1.00

Uranium City

Northern Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

2.25

1.80

1.00

Waasagomach

Northern Manitoba

Manitoba

2.25

1.80

1.00

Wawakapewin

Northern Ontario

Ontario

2.25

1.80

1.00

Weagamow Lake

Northern Ontario

Ontario

2.25

1.80

1.00

Webequie

Northern Ontario

Ontario

2.25

1.80

1.00

Wekweètì (Snare Lake)

Great Slave Lake

Northwest Territories

3.80

3.05

1.10

Wha Ti

Great Slave Lake

Nothwest Territories

3.80

3.05

1.10

Whale Cove

Kivalliq

Nunavut

3.70

2.95

1.00

Wollaston Lake

Northern Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

2.25

1.80

1.00

Wunnummin Lake

Northern Ontario

Ontario

2.25

1.80

1.00

York Landing

Northern Manitoba

Manitoba

2.25

1.80

1.00

* Quebec North Shore communities are only eligible during the period of the year without marine service (usually January to March).
Targeted subsidy level applies on specific products: milk (all sizes, 3.25%,2%,1%, skim), frozen fruits, frozen vegetables, infant formula and infant food

Communities with set rates for country food subsidies

Destination

Subsidy Rate ($/kg)

Origin

Community

Region

Province/
Territory

Cambridge Bay

Rankin Inlet

Pangnirtung

Aklavik

Beaufort-Delta

Northwest Territories

1.60

3.80

6.40

Akulivik

Northern Quebec

Quebec

3.50

2.10

2.40

Arctic Bay

Baffin

Nunavut

5.00

5.50

4.00

Arviat

Kivalliq

Nunavut

2.30

N/A

3.40

Aupaluk

Northern Quebec

Quebec

3.50

2.10

2.40

Baker Lake

Kivalliq

Nunavut

2.30

N/A

3.40

Cambridge Bay

Kitikmeot

Nunavut

N/A

1.50

3.30

Cape Dorset

Baffin

Nunavut

5.10

2.80

3.20

Chesterfield Inlet

Kivalliq

Nunavut

2.10

N/A

3.40

Clyde River

Baffin

Nunavut

2.10

5.00

5.30

Colville Lake

Sahtu

Northwest Territories

1.20

3.80

6.40

Coral Harbour

Kivalliq

Nunavut

2.90

0.60

3.20

Deline

Sahtu

Northwest Territories

1.20

3.80

6.40

Fort Good Hope

Sahtu

Northwest Territories

1.20

3.80

6.40

Gametì (Rae Lakes)

Great Slave Lake

Northwest Territories

1.20

3.80

6.40

Gjoa Haven

Kitikmeot

Nunavut

0.70

2.70

4.70

Grise Fiord

Baffin

Nunavut

6.60

5.50

5.90

Hall Beach

Baffin

Nunavut

4.80

3.50

3.90

Igloolik

Baffin

Nunavut

4.80

3.50

3.90

Inukjuak

Northern Quebec

Quebec

3.50

2.10

2.40

Iqaluit

Baffin

Nunavut

4.90

0.70

1.00

Ivujivik

Northern Quebec

Quebec

3.50

2.10

2.40

Kangiqsualujjuaq

Northern Quebec

Quebec

3.50

2.10

2.40

Kangiqsujuaq

Northern Quebec

Quebec

3.50

2.10

2.40

Kangirsuk

Northern Quebec

Quebec

3.50

2.10

2.40

Kimmirut

Baffin

Nunavut

3.40

2.00

2.30

Kugaaruk

Kitikmeot

Nunavut

1.10

3.20

5.20

Kugluktuk

Kitikmeot

Nunavut

0.50

2.00

4.80

Kuujjuaq

Northern Quebec

Quebec

3.50

2.10

2.40

Kuujjuarapik

Northern Quebec

Quebec

3.50

2.10

2.40

Lutsel K'e

Great Slave Lake

Northwest Territories

1.20

3.80

6.40

Naujaat

Kivalliq

Nunavut

2.10

N/A

6.40

Norman Wells

Sahtu

Northwest Territories

1.20

3.80

6.40

Old Crow

Yukon

Yukon

1.60

3.80

N/A

Pangnirtung

Baffin

Nunavut

3.90

2.50

6.40

Paulatuk

Beaufort-Delta

Northwest Territories

1.60

3.80

5.90

Pond Inlet

Baffin

Nunavut

6.60

5.50

2.40

Puvirnituq

Northern Quebec

Quebec

3.50

2.10

0.70

Qikiqtarjuaq

Baffin

Nunavut

4.60

3.30

2.40

Quaqtaq

Northern Quebec

Quebec

3.50

2.10

2.50

Rankin Inlet

Kivalliq

Nunavut

0.90

N/A

3.90

Resolute

Baffin

Nunavut

5.00

3.70

4.00

Sachs Harbour

Beaufort-Delta

Northwest Territories

1.60

3.80

6.40

Salluit

Northern Quebec

Quebec

3.50

2.10

2.40

Sambaa K'e

Deh Cho

Northwest Territories

1.20

3.80

5.90

Sanikiluaq

Baffin

Nunavut

6.60

5.50

5.00

Taloyoak

Kitikmeot

Nunavut

0.90

3.00

2.40

Tasiujaq

Northern Quebec

Quebec

3.50

2.10

6.40

Tuktoyaktuk

Beaufort-Delta

Northwest Territories

1.60

3.80

6.40

Tulita

Sahtu

Northwest Territories

1.20

3.80

6.40

Ulukhaktok (Holman)

Beaufort-Delta

Northwest Territories

1.60

3.80

6.40

Umiujaq

Northern Quebec

Quebec

3.50

2.10

2.40

Wekweètì (Snare Lake)

Great Slave Lake

Northwest Territories

1.20

3.80

6.40

Whale Cove

Kivalliq

Nunavut

2.10

N/A

3.40

Wha Ti

Great Slave Lake

Northwest Territories

1.20

3.80

6.40

Community eligibility as of April 1st, 2019

Description - Map of NNC Community eligibility as of April 1st, 2019

This map of Canada identifies the 116 communities that are eligible for the Nutrition North Canada subsidy.

Labrador

The following 7 Labrador communities are eligible:

Black Tickle

Rigolet

Makkovik

Postville

Hopedale

Natuashish

Nain

Quebec

The following 22 communities are eligible for the program:

Port-Menier

Saint-Augustin/ Pakuashipi

La Tabatière

Tête-à-la-Baleine

Mutton Bay

Harrington Harbour

Chevery

La Romaine (Gethsémani)

Kangiqsualujjuaq

Kuujjuaq

Tasiujaq

Aupaluk

Kangirsuk

Quaqtaq

Kangiqsujuaq

Salluit

Ivujivik

Akulivik

Puvirnituq

Inukjuak

Umiujaq

Kuujjuarapik

Ontario

In Ontario, the following 27 communities are eligible for the program:

Ogoki

Webequie

Lansdowne House

Eabamet Lake (Fort Hope)

Summer Beaver

Wawakapewin

North Spirit Lake

Cat Lake

Poplar Hill

Deer Lake

Favourable Lake (Sandy Lake)

Keewaywin

Sachigo Lake

Kasabonika

Angling Lake

Wunnummin Lake

Kingfisher Lake

Weagamow Lake

Pikangikum

Kashechewan

Fort Albany

Attawapiskat

Peawanuck

Fort Severn

Bearskin Lake

Muskrat Dam

Big Trout Lake

Manitoba

In Manitoba, the following 16 communities are eligible for the program:

Tadoule Lake

Brochet

York Landing

Granville Lake

Shamattawa

Lac Brochet

Red Sucker Lake

God's River

Oxford House

God's Lake Narrows

Waasagomach

Island Lake (Garden Hill)

St. Theresa Point

Negginan (Poplar River)

Pauingassi

Little Grand Rapids

Saskatchewan

In Saskatchewan, the following 3 communities are eligible for the program:

Uranium City

Wollaston Lake

Fond-du-Lac

Alberta

In Alberta, the following community is eligible for program:

Fort Chipewyan

Nunavut

In Nunavut, the following 25 communities are eligible for the program:

Qikiqtarjuaq

Pangnirtung

Iqaluit

Kimmirut

Clyde River

Cape Dorset

Pond Inlet

Hall Beach

Grise Fiord

Arctic Bay

Igloolik

Coral Harbour

Naujaat

Resolute

Taloyoak

Kugaaruk

Gjoa Haven

Cambridge Bay

Kugluktuk

Baker Lake

Chesterfield Inlet

Rankin Inlet

Whale Cove

Arviat

Sanikiluaq

Northwest Territories

In Northwest Territories, the following 14 communities are eligible for the program:

Wekweètì (Snare Lake)

Gameti (Rae Lakes)

Wha Ti

Lutsel K'e

Sachs Harbour

Ulukhaktok (Holman)

Paulatuk

Aklavik

Fort Good Hope

Norman Wells

Tulita

Colville Lake

Deline

Sambaa K'e

Yukon

In Yukon, the following community is eligible for the program:

Old Crow

Note: Since Nutrition North's expansion in 2016, 4 communities have gained road access, and no longer meet the isolation criteria for the program and 1 community was relocated by the province. These include: